The sister of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse shot dead during a weekend anti-ICE protest in Minnesota, has slammed the “disgusting lies” told about her brother, including that he was a “domestic terrorist.’’
Micayla Pretti, 32, insisted in a statement Monday evening that her sibling is a “hero.
“Alex was kind, generous, and had a way of lighting up every room he walked into,” Micayla wrote on social media. “He was incredibly intelligent and deeply passionate, and he made people feel safe.
“But most importantly, he was my brother. I had the privilege of being his little sister for 32 years.
“I will never be able to hug him, laugh with him, or cry to him again because of those thugs — and that is a pain no words can fully capture,” she said.
Pretti, 37, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents during a confrontation over the arrest of an illegal migrant in south Minneapolis on Saturday.
Video appears to show Pretti filming the arrest scene on his phone as he walks toward the agents, before one federal officer suddenly seems to shove two protesters toward a white SUV.
Pretti, a lawful gun owner with no criminal record, was carrying his Sig Sauer P320 handgun at the time..
As the agent pushes one of the protesters again, she falls to the ground, at which point Pretti tries to step in between her and the agent.
“All Alex ever wanted was to help someone — anyone. Even in his very last moments on this Earth, he was simply trying to do just that,” Micayla said in her statement.
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Agents descend on Pretti and wrestle him to the ground, where a Border Agent then grabs Pretti’s gun from his waistband and begins walking away with it when it appears to discharge, according to video.
The Department of Homeland Security is now probing whether that suspected errant shot caused the surrounding agents to think they were being fired on and return fire.
Officials previously claimed Pretti intended to “massacre” law enforcement or “inflict maximum damage” when federal agents unloaded 10 bullets into him.
They also stated that Pretti “reacted violently” as officers attempted to disarm him and that the agent who shot him did so out of fear for their life and the lives of their fellow officers.
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller even described Pretti as an “assassin” and a “domestic terrorist” in the aftermath of Saturday’s shooting.
Micayla hit out at the official narrative about her “hero” brother’s death.
“When does this end? How many more innocent lives must be lost before we say enough?” Micayla said.
“Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth. He would be very proud,” Micayla said.
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